Zoning and Planning

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 5

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Development and Ethics Reform Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 15

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 32

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Approval by the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 36

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Haddaway-Riccio, Krebs, McComas, Hough, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Approval or Modification by the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 47

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Schulz, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Environment - County Plans - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 60

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 349

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Talbot County - Zoning Regulations - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 190

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 360

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Environment - Noise Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 253

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Afzali, Boteler, Cluster, Elliott, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Vitale, Aumann, Bates, Costa, Eckardt, Fisher, Frank, George, Hogan, Kipke, McConkey, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Serafini, Stifler, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - Local and Regional Planning and Land Use Powers - Prohibition on Restriction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 445

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, Lafferty, McIntosh, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 654

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  State Development Plan - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 723

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 675

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - On-Site Sewage Disposal System and Well Easements - Rural Zones MC 7-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 747

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 817

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 137

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Entertainment Permit - Exemptions and Revisions PG 307-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 892

  Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporations - Land Use Decisions PG 411-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 900

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 686

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Proposed Subdivisions - Development Impact Fees for Traffic Mitigation PG/MC 109-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 922

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Smart Growth Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 931

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett, Barkley, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Hogan, James, K. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Minnick, B. Robinson, Schulz, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Approval by the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 932

  Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Denial of Projects, Permits, Approvals, or State Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1058

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 236

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Local Projects - Funding for Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1117

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hershey and Jameson

  Entitled

  Zoning, Construction, and Stormwater - Permits and Variances - Solar Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1130

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 427

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Land Use - Cross-References and Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1161

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 419

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Charles County - Assessment for Abatement of Zoning Violation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1195

  Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Land Use - Rail Station Overlay Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1201

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 708

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, James, McMillan, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Rudolph, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1290

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 426

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Land Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 26

  Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Stone, Kittleman, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Commercial Gaming - Table Games - Video Lottery Facilities and Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 34

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Talbot County - Zoning Regulations - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 129

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 180

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 236

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 442

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 235

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Local Projects - Funding for Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 532

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Mathias, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 651

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  SB 692

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Shank

  Entitled

  Environment - County Plans - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 701

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Shank

  Entitled

  State Development Plan - Restriction on Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 826

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Shank

  Entitled

  Local and Regional Planning and Land Use Powers - Prohibition on Restriction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 829

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, and Shank

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Approval by the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 835

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  State Development Plan - Conflicts with a County or Municipal Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1100

  Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Montgomery, Garagiola, Frosh, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Real Property - Enforceability of Recorded Covenants and Restrictions - Agricultural Activities and Structures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings